Target.



A. KEMPINSKI.

TARGET. APFLICATIONYFILED OCT. 19. 1914.

L%@%% "Patented June 18, 1918.,v

ALBIN nnnrinsm, or conona, nnw roan, ASSIGNOJR. or ONE-HALF rro cnannnsninrnion.

Specification of Letters Tatent. Pwbqgntgdl Jun e jig, 1191i;

Application filed October 19, 1914. Seria11\1o. 867,294.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBIN KEMPINSKI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Corona, L. I., in the county of Queens and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Targets, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in targets and attachments thereforadapted to restore the position of articles upon a rack such as birds,dolls or similar articles which are usually shot at or thrown at forpurposes of amusement.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated an application of myinvention. In Figure 1 I have shown a front elevation of a rackembodying an application of my invention as applied to birds used in ashooting gallery. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of an end viewillustrating a modification. Fig. 3 is a side view looking at Fig. 1with the addition of the operating lever and connections, and Fig. 4 isan enlarged view looking at the back of a small section of Fig. 1,modified as shown by Figs. 2 and 4.

5 indicates a suitable frame provided with cross pieces such as 6 behindwhich may be mounted suitable bars such as 7, shown to better advantagein Fig. 3. 8 is another bar behind the bar 7 to which is suitablysecured or keyed the connecting lever such as 9 which in turn is pivotedupon the vertical rod 10. The bar 8 is also preferabl provided with arestoring pin or brac et 11 which is adapted to engage the back of thebirds or ducks such as 12.

Each duck is provided with a base to which is secured metallic loopssuch as 13 and adjacent to each base on the cross-piece 6 is mounted aspring or clip such as 14. These metallic loops 13 are adapted to receive the bar 7 shown in Fig. 3 so that the bird or duck 12 may swingaround the bar 7, but when in the position shown in Fig. 4, the base ofthe bird 12 is retained upright by the clip 14 which engages the same.The hand lever 15 is pivotally mounted on the floor as indicated at 16and is pivotally connected to the long rod 17 which in turn is pivotallyconnected to the bell crank 18, the end of which is pivotally connectedto the upright rod or lever 10. The birds 12 mounted upon the stationarybars 7 when struck with a bullet, of course dro back upon the sameswinging around the ar by the loops 13, and when the birds are to bereplaced, by pulling the hand lever 15 left-- wardly the bell crank 18draws the vertical rod 10 downwardly and with it the link 9 therebyrotating the rod 8 carrying the fingers 11 which lift the birds again inan up right position upon the bars 7 where they are retained upright bythe resilient clips 14, which clips of course engage the bases of thebirds very lightly so that the force of the bullet easily overcomes theengagement and the birds drop down.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2 the bar 7 is mounted in the frame 5in the same position as the bar 7 in Fig. 3. This bar 7 is alsoindicated in Fig. 4 in which case the pin or finger 19 takes the placeof the fingers 11; thus eliminating the necessity for the bar 8. Thebirds 12 are pro vided with loops or [Ll-shaped pieces such as 13 in theusual way and are carried by the bar 7 and when released from the clips14 mounted upon the cross pieces 6, swing down upon the bar 7 in thesame manner, but the bars 7 instead of being stationary like the bars 7are preferably provided with a crank such as 20 at one end which may bepivotally connected to the vertical rod 10, so that by operating thehand lever 15 each of the bars 7 would be rotated sufficiently so thatthe pins or fingers 19 thereupon throw the birds 12 from the horizontalto the vertical position shown in Fig. 2 where they remain in engagementwith the clips 14 as previously stated.

21 indicates a spring attached to the upper end of the vertical rod 10and to the top of the frame 5 which normally keeps the bar 10 in itsupward position, so that as the lever 15 is pulled toward the operator,the vertical bar 10 pulls against the tension of the spring 21 androtates the rods 8 leftwardly looking at Fig. 3.

Of course it will be understood that ani mals, dolls, or variousarticles might be mounted instead of the birds. When the dolls are used,instead of shooting them down the same as birds, they may be knockeddown with balls, and various modifications may be made in theconstruction and details of said objects and having fingers secured ofthe apparatus Withoutdeparting from thereupon adapted to lift saidobjects and the spirit of the invention as claimed. replace the sameWithin said resilient means,

I claim: i v and means for operating said pivoted levers. 15 5 In anapparatus of the class described, a In testimony whereof I hereuntoafiix my rack upon Which objects may be secilllreg in signature in thepresence of two Witnesses. ex osed position, resi ient means at t e asea T r of each of said objects adapted to secure the ALBH IXEMPINSKT'same in said position until thrown down by Witnesses: 10 impact, andrestoring means comprising piv LOUlSE ENDERLE,

oted levers extending parallel with thebases THOMAS A. HILL.

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